Documenting the Cupigg Civilization

Thu, November 12, 2009
Posted in Alaska News

The village of Mekoryuk is furiously trying to learn all they can from their two remaining elders. The village, located on Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea is home to the only living Cupigg civilization in the world. And their elders are the only remaining Cupigg people to live before western civilization was established on the Island.

John Active, KYUK – Bethel

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